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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Sedgwick Migration Scrapbook 10: Australia and New Zealand |
| Date | Mar-Nov 1911 |
| Document Type | Report; Newspaper; Correspondence |
| Reference | RCMS 31/1/192-215, Box 3, Volume 1, Folder 3 |
| Library / Archive | Cambridge University Library |
| Collection Name | Thomas E. Sedgwick's Migration Scrapbooks, 1910-1914 |
| Description | Papers discuss the Sedgwick emigration scheme, the eligibility of those able to apply for emigration in order to gain employment, and reviews of the scheme. Letters also refer to openings for retired soldiers and work girls in clothing factories in New Zealand. Included is a photograph of a New Zealand Farmer's Union group. |
| Biographical Note / History | In 1911 Thomas Edward Sedgwick organised for a group of 50 boys to be sent from England to New Zealand on board the S.S. Authentic before the outbreak of the First World War. They were sent as part of an experiment to ascertain whether young British boys might help alleviate a shortage of farm labourers in New Zealand and offer a solution to the declining levels of employment opportunities in the crowded British cities. They were trained in all aspects of farming life, and the wages they earnt were paid to the Labour Department while the boys were awarded weekly pocket money. |
| Theme(s) | Responses to Immigration; Politics, Legislation and Governance |
| Country (from) | Great Britain |
| Country (to) | New Zealand; Australia |
| Places | Kati Kati, Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Ports | Auckland, Wellington, New Zealand; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | English; European |
| People | Sedgwick, Thomas Edward; Wilson, J G; Johnson, D E; Taylor, George W; Wigan, Clive; Bigges, Sir Arthur |
| Keywords | emigration scheme, shipping, children, agriculture, farming, labour, employment, government, farm school, colony conditions, apprenticeship, politics, unemployment, economics, push factor, population, journey conditions, wages, administration, depression, immigration, labour union, working conditions, female emigration, women, factory, clothing, industry, soldier, fraud, agent, insurance, livestock |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | Cambridge University Library |
